Although the players' physical fitness has not fully recovered, Flick insisted that Barcelona will do its best to fight for 3 points

With the end of this international match day, Barcelona will host Osasuna in the 27th round of the 2024/25 La Liga season. Flick said that the players who participated in the national team games before did not get the ideal rest time, but still insisted that the team would do their best to fight for 3 points.

Barcelona's match against Osasuna was originally scheduled to take place earlier this month, but was postponed due to the sudden death of Barcelona team doctor Carles Mignaro Garcia.

Currently, Barcelona ranks first in the La Liga standings with 60 points, tied with Real Madrid in second place with one game less. However, the players who participated in the international match day had only a short time to prepare for the make-up match against Osasuna, which will undoubtedly bring a lot of pressure to Barcelona.

Barcelona coach Flick said, "Players from Spain, France and the Netherlands all need to recover. They have just finished their national team games. This is not the best situation for them. Now we are going to play against Osasuna. We have to discuss whether this is the right time to play. I am not happy about this, and some other leagues will take different approaches to the schedule."

"But this is not something I can change. This is my personal opinion. No matter what, we will participate in the game and will not make excuses. The team is ready and we must go all out to achieve the best performance. The overall strength of the team is still very strong. Although the players did not get the best rest time, we can still beat any opponent."

As for the lineup arrangement, Flick said that neither Rafinha nor Araujo will play in the game.

Flick said, "They will not play and will not be included in the squad. They cannot participate in the game. The flight time is too long, which is not the ideal situation. They need to recover and train. We will see what happens later, but we still have a good team and we have to fight for 3 points. If we win the game and get 3 points, it will be the best response."

"I have spoken to the coaching staff and physiotherapists and discussed how to help the players recover better. They told me that the players are in good shape and playing a game every three days is not a big problem for them. I believe them."